Four Simple Words
October 2011
A cherished AA slogan comforts a newly sober husband after the loss of his wife
The Sweet Smell of Whiskey
October 2011
Our hope and love is deeper than any pint. Every day I will put actions behind my prayers.
God Wasn't Big Enough
October 2011
So she borrowed her sponsor's Higher Power, which was entirely sufficient
Alcoholism At Large
October 2011
Web Exclusive: On the Rat Wheel
October 2011
Obsessive thinking nearly led her to a drink until she turned it over to a Higher Power
Finding Sober
October 2011
The responsibility of caring for a new-found pet helped this newcomer stay sober in the early days
The Road to Nowhere
October 2011
Early in sobriety, she realized that unless she worked the program, she would find herself on the road to relapse
What We Were Like
September 1994
The Birthday Plan - excerpts from a talk given by the originator of "The Oklahoma Birthday Plan" at the AA State Meeting in Great Bend, Kansas in the fall of 1955 and first published in the May 1956 Grapevine
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